Fellowships

ACP has compiled a comprehensive list of national and international fellowships available to residents:

Fellowships and Academic Medicine

  • One Year Diabetes Fellowship For Primary Care Physicians
    To better prepare physicians to care for the growing and complex diabetic patient population, the Brody School of Medicine of East Carolina University (BSOM) in partnership with Pitt County Memorial Hospital (PCMH) offers fellows the opportunity to intensively study diabetes, obesity and nutrition for one year as a PGY-4. The BSOM adult and pediatric endocrinologists and other active diabetes providers provide state of the art training in both clinical and inpatient settings, as well as opportunities to practice at sites within communities in eastern North Carolina. Fellowship application deadline for the 2009-2010 academic year is December 15, 2008. Candidate selection will be a competitive process based on prior academic performance and recommendations from the residents’ supervising faculty/attending physicians.
  • The CDC Experience—A Fellowship in Applied Epidemiology
    The Applied Epidemiology Fellowship at CDC provides medical students with an applied hands-on training experience in epidemiology and public health. This challenging and intellectually stimulating environment provides multiple opportunities to enhance skills in research and analytic thinking, written and oral scientific presentations, and preventive medicine and public health. CDC Experience graduates have the potential to become future physician-leaders and substantially contribute to the quality of the health care system. Applications for next year's fellowship class must be postmarked by December 3, 2007.
  • Choosing a Subspecialty Fellowship
    Information on how to choose a fellowship and important dates.
  • NIH Clinical Training Programs for Physicians
    The National Institute of Health offers clinical training programs in over 50 specialty areas. An online information source is available for each area of training, including program description, and contacts.
  • NIH Loan Repayment Programs
    The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRP) are designed to attract doctoral-level professionals to careers in clinical, pediatric, health disparity, or contraceptive and infertility research. (September 1 - December 31, 2003)
  • Directory of General Internal Medicine Fellowship Programs
    The Directory of General Internal Medicine Fellowship Programs provides information to potential applicants about post-residency fellowship programs in general internal medicine. The Directory has been published biannually since 1982. Information includes overviews of fellowship training and advice on how to compare and choose fellowship programs. Structured tabular information and a narrative are provided for each fellowship program.
  • Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program
    The Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program is a two-year fellowship for physicians interested in clinical research and healthcare leadership. The fellowship provides rigorous training in clinical and health services research, health policy, and community-based health research. Under the guidance of mentors, Scholars will conduct two or more independent clinical research projects during the fellowship.
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Generalist Physician Faculty Scholars Program
    A four-year career development award for outstanding junior faculty in medical school departments or divisions of family practice, general internal medicine, and general pediatrics. This program is intended to strengthen generalist faculty in the nation's medical schools by improving their research capabilities while maintaining their teaching and clinical competencies. Scholars are expected to spend at least 40% of their time in research and other scholarly pursuits.
  • Keio University International Kampo Medicine Fellowship
    Keio University Medical School announces the availability of fellowships for United States physician medical faculty, or faculty candidates, to study Traditional Japanese Herbal Medicine (Kampo) in Tokyo, Japan.
  • The National Study of Graduate Education in Internal Medicine
    Supplies information about the size and composition of the internal medicine resident physician workforce, including subspecialty fellows, and the educational experiences offered by graduate medical education programs. This large, and up to date database of residency and fellowship programs can be searched online.
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences The Division of Minority Opportunities in Research administers research and research-training programs aimed at increasing the number of minority biomedical scientists. Program support is available at the undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral and faculty levels. Program description and contact information are provided.
  • Pharmacology Research Associate (PRAT)
    The PRAT program is a competitive postdoctoral program for those who wish to pursue pharmacology research in one of the laboratories of the National Institute of Health or the Food and Drug Administration. It is intended for individuals with a basic science or a clinical background (M.D. or D.O.) Program description and contact information are provided.
  • The White House Fellowships
    A fellowship designed to teach skills in policy-making and public administration by working with for a cabinet official or agency director for one year. Fifteen fellows are selected each year, and one of the fellows is a physician.
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    A listing of available fellowship programs for physicians and dentists, including the written educational policies for VA fellowships. Opportunities in Associated Health Care Education are listed as well, including programs in medical informatics.
  • Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
    A listing and basic program information on all accredited fellowship programs in the United States.

Fellowships in Women's Health

A number of new fellowships in women's health have appeared in recent years. Some fellowships are designed to train academic leaders, researches and teachers in the area of women's medicine, while others are designed to provide additional clinical competence in this area. Training goals and program descriptions are provided.

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